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48 XL. LEGUMINOS^. [Gompholohmm. 



18, G. viscidiiluin, Ueissn, in PL Freiss. i. 39, and ii. 210. An erect, 

 glabrous, more or less viscid, much branched shrub, of i to 1^ ft. Leaves 



pinnate, occasionally opposite, the common petiole rarely ^ in. long ; leaflets 

 5 to 9, narrow-linear, with revolute margins, obtuse or nearly so, rarely ^ in. 

 long, rather rigid. Stipules minnfe. Flowers terminal, solitary or 2 or 3 

 together, on very short pedicels within the last leaves. Calyx glabrous, about 

 3 lines long, the lobes broader and the buds more angular than in most 

 species. Standard broad, 4 or 5 lines long; wings and keel shorter, the 

 latter broad, slightly inclined, very minutely ciliate on the edge. Ovules 

 usually 8. 



"^V. Australia;, Drimmond, Srd CoJL m. 75; Konkoberup Hills, Pmw, «j 1196 ; 

 Fitzgerald river, Phillips Ranges, Stokes Inlet, Orleaus Bay, etc., Maxwell, 



19. G. glabratum, BG, Prod, ii. 106. A low decumbent or diffuse 

 or rarely erect shrub, with the habit of G, minus, but readily known by the 

 leaves really pinnate, although with the common petiole very short, rarely 

 attaining 3 lines. Branches slender, virgate, minutely pubescent or rarely 

 quite glabrous. Leaflets 5 or 7, very rarely 3, narrow-linear, with recurved 

 or revolute margins, under ^ in. long, obtuse or minutely pointed, usually 

 glabrous. Flowers terminal, solitary or 2 or 3 together, the pedicels very 

 short. Calyx glabrous, 3 to nearly -i Hues long. Standard 4 to 5 lines ; 

 keel shorter, broad, somewhat incurved, not ciliate. Ovary with 8 to 10 

 ovules. Pod not seen.— G. poly morpkmn, Sieb. PL Exs. not of R. Br. 



N. S. "Wales. Port Jackson, R, Brown^ Sieher, n, 362, and others; Double Bay, 

 Leickhardt, 



20. G. nitidum, Solmid. in Herb. Banks. A much- branched, glabrous 

 shmb. Leaves pinnate, with a common petiole of about I in. ; leaflets 

 iisually about 7 to 11, oblong-cuueate or almost obovate, emarginate, 4 to 6 

 lines long, dark and shining above, glaucous underneath. Flowers terminal, 

 solitary, rather large, on very short pedicels. Calyx glabrous, fully 5 lines 

 long, the lobes of a thickish consistence and not separated so low down as 

 in other species. Petals shortly exceeding the calyx, the keel not ciliate. 

 Ovules (from Tl, Brown's notes) 4. Pod sessile, shorter than the calyx. 



Queensland- Endeavour river. Banks and Solander. R. Brown (Herb. Banks and 

 -B. Br,). "■ 



21. G. pinnatnm, Sm. in Tram. Linn. Soc. ix. 251. A glabrous un- 

 dershrub, with slender, but rigid, ascending or erect stems, of 1 ft. or rather 

 more, simple or little branched, and usually flexuose. Leaves pinnate; 

 lejrftets few in the lower leaves, on a short common petiole, often above 30 

 in the upper ones, with a common petiole of above 1 in., linear or almost 

 subulate, 4 to 8 lines long, mucronate or acute, the margins revolute. 

 Piowers few, in short, loose, terminal racemes, or rarely solitary, the pedicels 

 longer than the calyx. Calyx about 3 lines long, 'Standard very broad, 

 rather longer than the calyx, and the lower petals nearly as long. Ovary 

 usually with 8 ovules. Pod ovoid-globular, rather longer than th^ calyx. 

 DC. Prod, ii. 106. ° •' 



Queensland. Sandy Cape, R. Brown; Port Curtis, WQUlivrau ; Wide Bay, Bid- 

 mil; lirisbaiie river niid Moreton Bay,/'. Mueller. 



H . S. VTalea. Port Jackson, S. Bjoioti, WooUs. 



